India is not just a country but a living civilization in which some historical story is hidden in every corner. Every state, every city, and every village on this vast land has within itself a unique tradition and heritage. Historical festivals in India are also a living form of this heritage. These festivals are not just a celebration of human emotions but also represent historical events, political changes, and social systems that have taken place with time.
Sometimes they are related to the coronation of a king and sometimes to the victory of a war. These festivals are not limited to just one day or time; rather, they bring us face-to-face with the lives of our ancestors, their thoughts, and their struggles.
The most beautiful aspect of historical festivals in India is that they are always connected with a story—a story that connects us to our roots. Be it the Ramlila of Ramnagar, the Dussehra of Kullu, or the festival of Hampi—everywhere a story comes alive that gives us an opportunity to feel pride, honor, and rejoice in our history. Through such historical festivals, we not only preserve our traditions but also teach the new generation that the identity of India also lies in its glorious past. Now we will discuss in detail about the List of Historical Festivals in India as mentioned below:
List of Historical Festivals in India
Name Historical Festivals in India | Main State | English Date 2025 (Start) |
Acharya Narendra Dev Jayanti | Bihar, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh | 31 October 2025 |
Ambedkar Jayanti | Manipur | |
Ambubachi Mela | Assam | |
Annapurna Jayanti | Pan India (mainly Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal) | Margashirsha Purnima |
Arattupuzha Pooram | Kerala | March-April 2025 |
Ashadhi Ekadashi | Maharashtra | |
Asom Divas | Assam | 2 December 2025 |
Baba Ramdev Fair | Rajasthan | |
Babu Jagjivan Ram Jayanti | All Over India | 5th April |
Babu Jagjivan Ram Jayanti | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal | 5 April 2025 |
Banda Bahadur Martyrdom Day | Punjab | |
Baneshwar Fair | Rajasthan | 9 February 2025 |
Barabar, Jehanabad | Bihar | TBD |
Basant Panchami | Punjab | |
Bastar Dussehra | Chattisgarh | |
Bastille Day | All Over India | 14 July 2025 |
Bateshwar Fair | Uttar Pradesh | |
Bhagat Singh Martyrdom Day | Punjab, Nationwide | 23 March 2025 |
Bhagavathi Temple Festival | Kerala | |
Bhai Dooj | All Over India | Diwali ke 2 din baad |
Bhavnath Mahadev Fair (Shivratri) | Gujrat | The date varies each year as per Hindu calendar |
Bhilori Mela | Gujarat | |
Bhoramdeo | Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh | 18 February 2025 |
Bihu | Assam | 14 April 2025 |
Bissu Mela | Himachal | |
Bonalu | Telangana | 21 July 2025 |
Brij Holi | Rajasthan | 8th March 2023 |
Buddha Jayanti | All Over India | Vaishakha Purnima |
Buddha Poornima | All Over India | 7 May 2025 |
Champakulam Boat Festival | Goa, Kerala | 18 July 2025 |
Chandrabhaga mela | Odisha | |
Chapchar Kut | Mizoram | 3rd3rd-5th March 2024 |
Chauragarh Shivratri Mela | Madhya Pradesh | |
Chhatarpur Mela | Madhya Pradesh | |
Chhath Puja | Bihar | 28 October 2025 |
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti | Maharashtra | 19 February 2025 |
Chhekar Mela | Himachal | |
Chithirai Festival | Tamil Nadu | |
Chitra Vichitra Mela | Gujrat | 2 weeks after Holi |
Chitrakoot Ramayan Festival | Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh | |
Dahi Handi | Maharashtra | next day of Krishna Janmashtami |
Dattatreya Jayanti | All Over India | Purnima (Margashirsha) |
De jure Transfer Day | Jammu & Kashmir | 5 July 2025 |
Death Anniversary of U Tirot Sing | Meghalaya | 17 February 2025 |
Desert Festival | Rajasthan | 14th February to 16th February |
Dev Deepawali | Uttar Pradesh | |
Dev Diwali | Bihar | |
Devnarayan Jayanti | Rajasthan | |
Diwali | All Over India | 25 December 2025 |
Dnyaneshwar Palkhi | Maharashtra | |
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Jayanti | All Over India | 14 April 2025 |
Durga Das Jayanti | Rajasthan | |
Durga Puja | All Over India | Sharadiya Navratri |
Durga Puja | West Bengal | |
Elephanta Festival | Mumbai | |
Gandhi Jayanti | All Over India | 2 October 2025 |
Gangaur | Rajasthan | 16 Days after Holi |
Goncha Festival | Bastar | |
Gopal Kala | Maharashtra | |
Gudi Padwa | Maharashtra, Goa | 30 March 2025 |
Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti | Punjab | 5 January 2025 |
Guru Nanak Jayanti | Punjab | 13 November 2025 |
Guru Poornima | All Over India | |
Hampi | Karnataka | 28 February 2025 |
Hanuman Jayanti | All Over India | 13 April 2025 |
Hari Singh Nalwa Jayanti | Punjab | |
Haridwar Kumbh Mela | Pan India | |
Harihar Yatra | Maharashtra | |
Hazaribagh Tribal Dance Festival | Jharkhand | |
Hemis Festival | Ladakh | |
Holla Mohalla | Punjab (Anandpur Sahib) | 14 March 2025 |
Hornbill | Nagaland | 1st till 10th dec 2023 |
Independence Day | All Over India | 15 August 2025 |
Janapav Mahotsav | Madhya Pradesh | |
Jannayak Karpuri Thakur Birthday | Bihar | 24th January |
Jauljibi and Thal Fair | Uttarakhand | Information not available |
Jhiri Mela | Jammu | |
Jwalamukhi Fair | Himachal | |
Kabir Jayanti | Chattisgarh , Uttar Pradesh | 14 June 2025 |
Kabir Mahotsav | Uttar Pradesh | |
Kailash Fair | Madhya Pradesh | |
Kalbelia Festival | Rajasthan | |
Kalidas Samaroh | Madhya Pradesh | |
Kalimela | Odisha | |
Kalinga Mahotsava | Odisha | January 2025 (specific dates vary) |
Karam Parab | Bihar | Bhadrapada |
Karma | Jharkhand | |
Karthigai Deepam | Tamil Nadu | |
Karwa Chauth | North & Central India | Kartik Krishna Chaturthi |
Khajuraho Dance | Madhya Pradesh | 20 February 2025 |
Konark Dance | Odisha | 19 February 2025 |
Kumbhalgarh | Rajasthan | TBA |
Lathmar Holi | Uttar Pradesh | Phalguna |
Lili Parikrama | Gujarat | |
Lingaraj Rukuna Rath Yatra | Odisha | |
Lohri | Punjab | |
Lokrang | Madhya Pradesh | |
Losar | Sikkim | |
Madai | Chattisgarh | |
Magh Mela | Uttar Pradesh | Magh Month |
Maha Shivratri | Karnataka | |
Haryana | 29 May 2025 | |
Mahavir Jayanti | All Over India | 10 April 2025 |
Makar Sankranti | All Over India | 14 January 2025 |
Malwa Utsav | Madhya Pradesh | May-25 |
Mandai Festival | Tripura | |
Martyrdom Day of Shaheed Udham Singh | Punjab | 31 July 2025 |
Martyrdom Day of Shaheed Udham Singh | Haryana | 31 July 2025 |
Martyrdom of Guru Arjan | Punjab | 16 June 2025 |
Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur | Punjab | 24 November 2025 |
Martyrdom of the Sahibzade | Punjab | 21 December 2025 |
Mewar | Rajasthan | 24th March – 24th March 2023 |
Moatsu | Nagaland | |
Mopin | Arunachal Pradesh | 5 April 2025 |
Muharram | All Over India | 6 July 2025 |
Myoko | Arunachal Pradesh | |
Mysore Dasara | Karnataka | 26 September 2025 |
Nabakalebara | Odisha | |
Nag Panchami | Gujarat | |
Namdev Jayanti | Maharashtra | |
Natyanjali Dance | Tamil Nadu | 26 February 2025 |
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Jayanti | All Over India | 23rd January |
Nongkrem Dance | Meghalaya | Nov-25 |
Onam | Maharashtra | |
Padmini Jayanti | Chittorgarh | |
Paryushan Parva | All Over India | Varies |
Pattadakal Dance | Karnataka | 1 January 2025 |
Pausha Purnima | All over India | 13 January 2025 |
Phom Monyu | Nagaland | 1 April 2025 |
Pongal | Tamil Nadu | 14 January 2025 |
Poush Mela | West Bengal | |
Prayagraj Kumbh Mela | Pan India | |
Pushkar Fair | Rajasthan | 20th November to 28th November |
Qutub | Delhi | |
Raja Parba | Odisha | 14 June 2025 |
Rajgir Dance | Bihar | |
Raksha Bandhan | Pan India | |
Ram Navami | All Over India | Chaitra Shukla Navami |
Ramnagar Ramlila | Uttar Pradesh | |
Sangai | Manipur | 21st till 30th nov 2023 |
Sankat Mochan Music | Uttar Pradesh (Varanasi) | |
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Jayanti | All Over India | 31st October |
Sarhul | Jharkhand | |
Sekrenyi | Nagaland | 25 February 2025 |
Seraikella Chhau Festival | Jharkhand | |
Shivaji Jayanti | Maharashtra | 19th February |
Shravani Mela | Jharkhand | Shravan Maas |
Shri Krishna Janmashtami | Uttar Pradesh | |
Simhastha Mela | Madhya Pradesh | every twelve years |
Sitalasasthi Carnival | Odisha | 4 June 2025 |
Sohrai Festival | Bihar | |
Sonepur Fair | Bihar | 7 November 2025 |
Sufi | Bihar | |
Sufi Kalam Festival | Delhi | |
Surajkund Craft Mela | Haryana (Faridabad) | 1 February 2025 |
Swami Vivekananda Jayanti | West Bengal | 12 January 2025 |
Taj Mahotsav | Uttar Pradesh (Agra) | 18 February 2025 |
Tansen Music | Madhya Pradesh (Gwalior) | |
Teej | Rajasthan, Bihar | |
Thrissur Pooram | Kerala | 21 April 2025 |
Torgya Monastery Festival | Arunachal Pradesh | 9th to 11th jan 2024 |
Tripurari Poornima | Maharashtra | 5 November 2025 |
Tulasi Vivah | Maharashtra | 2 November 2025 |
Ugadi | Andhra Pradesh | 1st day of Chaitra |
Urs Ajmer Sharif | Rajasthan | |
Vaikuntha Ekadashi | Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh | 5th January 2025 |
Vallabhbhai Patel Jayanti | Pan India | |
Varalakshmi Vratam | Andhra Pradesh | 2nd Friday of Sravanam |
Vautha Fair | Gujarat | 5 November 2025 |
Veerangana Uda Devi Martyrdom Day | Uttar Pradesh | 16 November 2025 |
Vishu | Kerala | 14 April 2025 |
Wangala | Meghalaya | |